Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Days 2 and 3 in San Antonio

Well we are now into day 3 on our trip. Well actually day 5 if you count the others we spent in Austin. Well back to yesterday day 2. Yesterday we woke up early and headed out to the San Antonio Zoo first thing. I was very excited...from everything I had seen and heard it looked like it would be fun. Plus I knew Colby would have a blast! He has been to the New Orleans zoo twice but he was much younger. Well I was right he did have fun. He was excited just to be going on a "walk" in his stroller and also to get to "touch" all sorts of nature type things. The zoo was huge. I think it was just as nice as our zoo at home. It also seemed bigger. I think Colby's favorite animals though were the fish, flamingoes, and the monkeys. The reason I think b/c they were all very easy for him to focus on. Things like bears he really didn't even notice too much...we missed the giraffes and zebras but I think he would have liked those too! The zoo had a toddler area that was just for children like 3 and under which was really cool. There were all sorts of places for them just walk around and explore and get dirty. Colby loved playing in the sand and seeing fish. There was also an inside play area which was also really cool. He met a few little friends in there. It was fun just to see him explore and check things out. He is still a little timid though especially around other children but hopefully one of these days he will grow out of that!
Well after the zoo we decided to just pick up lunch and bring it back to the hotel. This is just easier with Colby. We have a booster seat in the hotel that he can sit in and eat and plus we don't have to worry about him being loud and when he is finished eating he can get up and play. So we went to Jason's Deli. I so wish we had one of those in New Orleans. The only one I had been to before was in Baton Rouge. It was quite yummy though! So we ate and then all took much needed naps. After our naps we got cleaned up and headed down to the Riverwalk for dinner. We found a mexican restaurant called Rio Rio cantina. It was good and we are right by the river which was nice. Colby did well...he ate beans and rice. He is so funny he loves his mexican food. Afterwards we walked around... headed out to see the Alamo thenwe ended up in the riverwalk mall and then out to a park called Hemmisfair Park. There was a really cool playground there but Colby was really too little to enjoy it. He got to swing though and walk and slide but again he really didn't get much out of it b/c he is still a little shaky on his feet and can't quite climb stuff yet. Afterwards we walked back to the hotel! Wow we were all exausted so we came in and took baths and got in the bed.
Now today day 3 of our trip we woke up early again and headed downstairs for breakfast and then to the Children's museum. I think Colby really had fun. I do think our children's museum though at home is bigger and better but it was still fun. Again it was a place where he could walk around and explore a little on his own. His favorite parts were a fish tank, a ball area, and the grocery store. He loved pushing the cart and throwing the groceries on the floor. Something he always wants to do at the "real" store! We finished the museum in less then an hour so we decided to go back to the Alamo. I was glad we did b/c 1) I knew Colby wouldn't be tired yet and 2) there is a chance of rain this afternoon so it was better to knock it out while we were out. Now I am really tired. Now we are back at the hotel and Colby is resting. We are thinking we may just drive to a restaurant tonight. I am not sure if I feel like walking the riverwalk again. I am thinking we can possibly find an outdoor mall area to eat and walk around. This trip has been a lot of fun! Its been nice to take just a family vacation the 3 of us. But it will be good to get home tomorrow. We hope to be home by 4 but we'll see its a long way back! And we have so much to do when we get back! Well I will post pictures from the trip tomorrow!

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